Author Topic: Mallie in in the Hospital (Read 5494 times)

Ken · « **on:** July 23, 2011, 09:14:31 AM »

Update 7/27/11: Mom has moved to the Rheems Nursing and Rehabilitation Center last evening... details HERE

Great-GrandMother Mallie is in the Lancaster General Hospital again.

Sister Yvonne just called to give us an update.
Mom is having kidney failure, so they are trying to give her some kind of treatment for that. Details are kind of sketchy for now, hopefully we will know more later today or tomorrow.

LGH phone # is; 717-544-5511
Mom's room # is; 5903
Mom's direct dial # is; 717-544-5560

More later...

Ken · « **Reply #1 on:** July 23, 2011, 10:52:57 AM »

Talked to Mom a few minutes ago.

Other than feeling weak she says that she is feeling OK.
The Doctors have been running lots of tests, including some on her heart and say that one side may be enlarged and that it may be part of what is causing her kidney and bladder issues. The tests are still ongoing, so we'll just have to wait for a while to see how it all works out for her.
The Dr's are giving Mom some Lasix to help with the kidney/bladder issue.

Burgundyrose · « **Reply #2 on:** July 23, 2011, 05:49:42 PM »

Sorry to hear this. Will pray for her.

Ken · « **Reply #3 on:** July 23, 2011, 06:04:57 PM »

Thanks Burgundyrose.

Skhilled · « **Reply #4 on:** July 24, 2011, 01:57:45 AM »

Just said a prayer for her and your family.

Lesmond · « **Reply #5 on:** July 24, 2011, 02:42:48 AM »

Send mom our love from Lisa and Les xxx

Ken · « **Reply #6 on:** July 24, 2011, 07:39:24 AM »

Thanks Steve.

Thanks Lisa and Les.

Ken · « **Reply #7 on:** July 24, 2011, 08:56:54 PM »

Just got a call from Brother Russell saying that Mom may be released from the hospital soon, she is responding well to her treatments.

At this point it looks as though she may have to go into a Nursing facility because of the level of care that she needs in her daily routine, I'll try to get more info soon.

Ken · « **Reply #8 on:** July 25, 2011, 08:05:03 AM »

Talked to Mom this morning and she is starting to feel much better. Mom's spirits are much improved and she seemed to be very clearheaded and her condition appears to be far better than a couple of days ago.

So far there is no word on when she will be released from the hospital, or which Nursing facility she will be going to.

Skhilled · « **Reply #9 on:** July 25, 2011, 08:45:19 AM »

Great! I'm so glad to here this.

Lesmond · « **Reply #10 on:** July 25, 2011, 10:07:57 AM »

Good to hear Ken

Ken · « **Reply #11 on:** July 26, 2011, 12:56:52 PM »

Mallie sounds even better today and her spirits are good.

This evening she will be leaving the hospital and going into the Rheems Nursing and Rehabilitation Center... she thinks it's the Elizabethtown facility, but that's not for sure at this point. I'll try calling them after the lunch hour is over to see it it is the right one.

Sister Yvonne's FIL was in that one some years ago and she and Irvin though highly of that home, so hopefully Mom will have a similar experience.

Skhilled · « **Reply #12 on:** July 27, 2011, 07:56:35 AM »

Sounds like she's ready to go dancing.

Ken · « **Reply #13 on:** July 27, 2011, 09:07:48 AM »

Quote from: Skhilled on July 27, 2011, 07:56:35 AM

Sounds like she's ready to go dancing.

:08:

Ken · « **Reply #14 on:** July 27, 2011, 09:43:46 AM »

Mom has made the transfer last evening to the new home:

Rheems Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
141 Heisey Avenue
Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania 17022
(717) 367-1831
Room #104

You can call her on the house phone, just select the #5 (Skilled Nursing Unit) from the phone menu, or you can use her cell phone.
If you use the house phone be sure to ask them to turn up the volume on the handheld/portable unit because when I talked to Mom she could barely hear me and could not see to turn up the volume herself.
If you need her cell number just shoot me a note.

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